Black is the body : stories from my grandmother's time, my mother's time, and mine /

An extraordinary exquisitely written memoir (of sorts) that looks at race in a fearless, penetrating, honest, true way. 'I am black-and brown, too, ' writes Emily Bernard. 'Brown is the body I was born into. Black is the body of the stories I tell.' These twelve telltale, connect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernard, Emily, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings
  • Scar tissue
  • Teaching the N-word
  • Interstates
  • Mother on Earth
  • Black is the body
  • Skin
  • White friend
  • Her glory
  • Motherland
  • Going home
  • People like me
  • Epilogue: my turn.